Published: 28/10/2009
Bangkok Post
Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyuth (pictured), chairman of the opposition Puea Thai Party, will visit Malaysia at the invitation of the country’s prime minister, lawyer and close associate of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Noppadon Pattama, said on Wednesday.
Mr Noppadon denied a report that he was arranging Gen Chavalit's visits to Malaysia and other neighbouring countries. He also denied that Thaksin was involved.
“The plan to visit Malaysia and Burma came from Gen Chavalit as he has good relations with leaders of the two countries,” he said.
Mr Noppadon also denied that Gen Chavalit's plan to discuss the problems in the far South with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was a bid to paint the Democrat-led government's efforts to end the insurgency in a bad light.
“Gen Chavalit was invited to share various opinions with the Malaysian leader,” he said.
Gen Chavalit said on Tuesday that he will next week visit the lower South for briefings and after that go to Malaysia and Burma. The former premier said he would use his personal connections with leaders of neighbouring countries to help clear up their misunderstandings about Thailand.
Government acting spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said on Wednesday that Gen Chavalit's trip to the southernmost provinces would not improve the situation. The Puea Thai chairman had totally failed to solve the problem when he was in government.
Mr Noppadon denied a report that he was arranging Gen Chavalit's visits to Malaysia and other neighbouring countries. He also denied that Thaksin was involved.
“The plan to visit Malaysia and Burma came from Gen Chavalit as he has good relations with leaders of the two countries,” he said.
Mr Noppadon also denied that Gen Chavalit's plan to discuss the problems in the far South with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was a bid to paint the Democrat-led government's efforts to end the insurgency in a bad light.
“Gen Chavalit was invited to share various opinions with the Malaysian leader,” he said.
Gen Chavalit said on Tuesday that he will next week visit the lower South for briefings and after that go to Malaysia and Burma. The former premier said he would use his personal connections with leaders of neighbouring countries to help clear up their misunderstandings about Thailand.
Government acting spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said on Wednesday that Gen Chavalit's trip to the southernmost provinces would not improve the situation. The Puea Thai chairman had totally failed to solve the problem when he was in government.
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